Follow @TheStateWorker on Twitter and check out The State Worker community page on Facebook for links, comments and insights into our reports, blog posts and columns. Sign up in the box at the top of this page to receive State Worker news alerts.

Dan Walters: CSU plunges overboard into politics - The Sacramento BeeThe California State University system has traditionally been the steady workhorse of California higher education, generating the enginee...

Calif. 3-year recidivism rate fallingAbout 64 percent of offenders released from state prisons during the 2007-2008 fiscal year were sent back behind bars within three years,...

CalPERS sues city of Compton over unpaid pension payments - The Sacramento BeeSacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the ...

PAGE 2 - Oct. 30, 2012

Storified by Jon Ortiz · Tue, Oct 30 2012 09:03:01

Capitol Alert: Dan Walters Daily: 'Wild attacks' in the forecast this week - sacbee.comWhat You Should Know About Comments on Sacbee.com Sacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and...

Calif sends aircraft, personnel to aid East Coast - The Sacramento BeeThe California National Guard and the state Emergency Management Agency have dispatched aircraft and rescue personnel to aid the East Coa...

States rein in health insurance expensesGovernment workers enjoy more generous health benefits than privately employed workers but the advantage has narrowed from $1,523 in 2007...

Allysia Finley: Jerry Brown vs. the 99%At the outset of his administration in 2011, California Gov. Jerry Brown pledged not to raise taxes without a vote of the people. But he ...

No day off for state employees in regionWorkers joined legions of other downstate residents who were being urged to stay home in light of the violent and potentially dangerous s...

On October 14, The Sacramento Bee will temporarily remove commenting from sacbee.com. While we design the upgrade, we encourage you to tell us what you like and don't like about commenting on sacbee.com and other websites. We've heard from hundreds of you already and we're listening. Please continue to add your thoughts and questions here.
We also encourage you to write Letters to the Editor on this and other topics.

About The State Worker

The Author

Jon Ortiz launched The State Worker blog and a companion column in 2008 to cover state government from the perspective of California government employees. Every day he filters the news through a single question: "What does this mean for state workers?" Join Ortiz for updates and debate on state pay, benefits, pensions, contracts and jobs. Contact him at (916) 321-1043 and at jortiz@sacbee.com.

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK

Now on the State Worker column

State Pay Database

This database allows you to search the salaries of California's 300,000-plus state workers and view up to four years of their pay history.